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One Small Boat : The Story of a Little Girl, Lost Then Found by Kathy Harrison (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10158542465X
ISBN-139781585424658
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038766357
Product Key Features
Book TitleOne Small Boat : the Story of a Little Girl, Lost Then Found
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicPersonal Memoirs, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Adoption & Fostering
GenreFamily & Relationships, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorKathy Harrison
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-054886
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal362.73/3092 B
SynopsisFrom the author of "Another Place at the Table," this story of one little girl's journey through the foster care system forms an intimate portrait of foster care in America and the children whose lives are forever shaped by it., Augusten Burroughs called Kathy Harrison's memoir Another Place at the Table a "riveting and profoundly moving story of a hero, disguised as an everyday woman." In One Small Boat, Harrison tells the story of one little girl who arrived on her doorstep, and describes how caring for this child was an experience that challenged everything she thought she knew about foster-care parenting and the needs of the children she shelters. Daisy was five when she arrived in Harrison's bustling home. Mother of three children by birth and three by adoption, and with a handful of foster kids always coming and going, Harrison had ten children under her roof at any given time. But Daisy was in many ways unique. Daisy's birth mother wasn't poor, uneducated, or drug addicted. She simply couldn't bring herself to take care of her little girl, and the effects on the child were heartrending. Daisy was unwilling to eat--even frightened of it--and seemed to have a severe speech impediment. After two weeks in Kathy's loving home, however, Daisy began to thrive. What had happened to her? And how can a foster-care parent give back all that has been taken from a child like Daisy-Knowing that she might leave one day very soon? Harrison had seen many children pass through her doors, but this one touched her in a way she didn't immediately understand. One Small Boat will be of deep interest to anyone who has nurtured and cared for a child or anyone interested in the intricate web that is our social welfare system., This story of one little girl's journey through our foster-care system forms an intimate portrait of foster care in America and the children whose lives are forever shaped by it. Augusten Burroughs called Kathy Harrison's memoir Another Place at the Table a "riveting and profoundly moving story of a hero, disguised as an everyday woman." In One Small Boat , Harrison tells the story of one little girl who arrived on her doorstep, and describes how caring for this child was an experience that challenged everything she thought she knew about foster-care parenting and the needs of the children she shelters. Daisy was five when she arrived in Harrison's bustling home. Mother of three children by birth and three by adoption, and with a handful of foster kids always coming and going, Harrison had ten children under her roof at any given time. But Daisy was in many ways unique. Daisy's birth mother wasn't poor, uneducated, or drug addicted. She simply couldn't bring herself to take care of her little girl, and the effects on the child were heartrending. Daisy was unwilling to eat—even frightened of it—and seemed to have a severe speech impediment. After two weeks in Kathy's loving home, however, Daisy began to thrive. What had happened to her? And how can a foster-care parent give back all that has been taken from a child like Daisy—knowing that she might leave one day very soon? Harrison had seen many children pass through her doors, but this one touched her in a way she didn't immediately understand. One Small Boat will be of deep interest to anyone who has nurtured and cared for a child or anyone interested in the intricate web that is our social welfare system.
LC Classification NumberHV883.M4H38 2006
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- Dec 15, 2024
The title is about a small special child
My wife and I really enjoyed the book. We read it since we are Court Appointed Special Advocates.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
